[bobbi]

Tour du Mont Blanc, Part 1, July 24-July 30 Stage 7 La Fouley to Champex, 15.5K, gain 450m; loss 570m; high point 1600m at La Fouley

view from hotel room in La Fouley

waterfalls

trail with handrails

Crete de Saleina. Crete is a moraine, now heavily wooded

at Les Arlaches, building example of Valaisian village architecture

Champex-Lac, fed by glacial waters

hotel in Champex

zoom on mountain peak at sunset

typical flower power on buildings!

Stage 8 Champex to Trient, 18.5K, gain 740m*; loss 880m*; high point 1987m at Alp Bovine *unsure of stats via Bovine route

at Champex good-bye sign

blueberries!

beautiful swiss house....do you see Amy and me?

this ridge reminded me of Klahhane Ridge!

bocce ball tournament in switzerland! who knew?

bovines at the Alp Bovine area

Rhone valley, i think

Col de la Forclaz, 1526m

arriving at Trient

Relais Mt. Blanc. delicious meal!

very cute toilet tissue holder

Julie and Paul from England! awesome couple!

Stage 9 Trient to Argentiere, 15K, gain 1100m; loss 1160m; high point 2201m at Aiguillette des Posettes, Col de Balme…border into France

leaving Trient

Trient glacier, i think

approaching Col de Balme, 2191m.

looking at the Chamonix valley from the Col de Balme

icky weather along the Aiguillette des Posettes!

wooden steps along the trail

hotel at Argentiere

heavy rain, thunder and lightning after we arrived at our hotel Stage 10 Argentiere to La Flegere, 10K, gain 1140m; loss 510m; high point 2352m at Lac Blanc

fog along the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve

ladder climb area

looking back down the ladders

ladders near Lac Blanc

wooden steps near Lac Blanc

peaks reflecting in Lac Blanc

peaks peeking

Refuge de la Flegere, WTF, no potable water! okay meals

Stage 11 La Flegere to Les Houches, 15.5K, gain 720m; loss 1570m; high point 2525m at Le Breven Finally, best view of Mont Blanc

MONT BLANC on left

peak near Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc on right

near Mont Blanc

part of Grand Balcon Sud

part of Grand Balcon Sud

Col du Brevent, 2368m

ibex

ladder climb

new Israeli friends

Mont Blanc and glaciers

what a view! totally awesome

trail down down down towards Les Houches

looking back to La Flegere

trail with hand rails

always great to have Christ-Roi (Christ-King) near the end of a fabulous trek!

YAHOO! back at Tourist Information Center in Les Houches!

these boots were made for hiking!

that's it! well almost.....i was then off to Zermatt, Switzerland for a few more days of hiking! i am so lucky to have been able to do this adventure! MY LIFE IS VERY VERY GOOD!

[twodogdad]

Brava! You're making me long to go back. tdd

[silly_traveler]

WOOHOO! Finally.... TR and pictures Love your pics, epic trek

[Bernardo]

Grüß Gott!

[Josh Journey]

[bobbi]

thanks...definitely worth going back but it's all about the $$$$

[Hikingqueen]

You are the luckiest girl! What an amazing adventure! I'm sure it was worth every penny! I need to hear all about from you live now.

[seawallrunner]

Jawohl !!!! I want to go there too !! (well, after the camino de santiago, that is - and after antarctica too) what beautiful views! love the via ferratas, those ladders looked fierce! did you bring a carabiner (or three) and a harness for the trip?

[Gil]

Another awesome entry! "Peaks reflecting in Lac Blanc" is my fave! "Peak near Mont Blanc" is l'Aiguille du Midi, I believe. Skied down from there once.

[Snowdog]

OH Bobbi- stupendous pics! Peaks reflecting in Lac Blanc is calendar worthy- actually, nearly all of them are, but the Alps are like one giant postcard. ( with good weather, lighting & photographer.)

[Scrooge]

Bobbi, why is it that I think this is a nice older couple, while you're still a neat kid?

What a trip!

[bobbi]

thanks again. Hq....i am a lucky girl swr....no caribiners! just hang on tight Gil....yep, it is l'Aiguille du Midi. you skied down from there. Wow SD...Lac Blanc is gorgeous. wish it were a bluebird day though Scrooge! you are too sweet! funny thing is that i am OLDER than the Brits! in life, i always want to be a 'neat kid'

[EJ]

Very nice 2nd half! I did a variant near the end, going to a small town called Le Buet instead of Argentiere, so it's cool to see it. And I wondered about the Bovine route. I couldn't decide which way to go from Champex, so I let the weather decide for me: nice = Fenetre, not nice = Bovine. I wish I could have done both!